Basic gear from mid-twentieth-century Greece

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Glaros Pollaris fins. The name may derive from "Polaris", the North Star in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

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This closed-heel model is one Glaros sub answer to the Balco sub Hydrodyn fin with its vented blade reminiscent of the Beuchat Jet Fin:

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More Glaros sub fin models at the weekend.
 
Glaros sub Riva fin. "Riva" may refer to a diminutive form of the female name "Rebecca".

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A full-foot open-toe fin with side rails and a centre rib on the bottom. Heel tread and convex-tipped blade. Soft. comfortable foot pocket. Model available in a range of solid colours.
 
The Glaros Spinta fin. "Spinta" is Italian for "thrust".

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A closed-heel open-toe fin with vented blade based on the Beuchat Jet Fin principle. Built to deliver power. While the Glaros Pollaris model came with two centre ribs, the Glaros Spinta more closely resembles the Balco Hydrodyn with one:

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Two more Glaros fin models to review midweek.
 
We now come to Balco sub fins. Let us start with Bibi-Bo fins, which appear to have been targeted at younger underwater explorers.

I would guess that these fins were intended in particular as a beach accessory for young girls. So full-foot open-toe fins in a rather fetching shade of yellow with reinforcing ribs on top and a non-slip patterned heel tread.

More Balco sub fins at the weekend, starting with ones designed for adults.
@David Wilson thank you for these posts. A little input: Bibi - Bo was a fashion doll created by Greek company EL Greco, popular in Greece during the '80s.
 
Florida sub snorkel-masks:

So far as I am aware, these vintage-style diving masks with one built-in breathing tube remain in production today. Just three companies at most still make them, all situated in Greece: Balco, Florida and Majorca.

The Florida snorkel-mask has the product name "Kastalia", which transliterates as "Κασταλία" in Greek. "Κασταλία" translates as "Castles" in English. The mask comes with a rounded rectangular lens within a plastic frame. The rubber skirt is plain with no compensator. As for the single snorkel, the barrel enters the mask interior via a socket at the top, while the air supply end is fitted with a ball valve in an inverted U-bend.
"Κασταλία" or Castalian fountain, was an ancient sacred spring at the feet of Mt. Parnassus. The pilgrims and the priestesses of the Delphic Oracle bathed themselves and drank the holy water of the spring. Castalian Spring - Wikipedia
 
Thanks for the likes, John and Antonios.

On to Majorca sub.

According to the web page at https://www.trazeras.gr/index.php/manufacturer/majorca-sub.html, “MAJORCA SUB is a dynamic industry in the field of water sports. With many years of experience as well as a tradition of high manufacturing quality, it firmly adheres to the strictly curated design and perfection of its products. With high capacity production units, it creates products that cover all tastes and requirements. Products that meet all the necessary specifications in terms of materials, shape and construction quality. With natural rubber as the main raw material, MAJORCA SUB actively participates in the protection of the environment since all products are ecological, while it is constantly developing, absorbing new production methods and applying the most modernizing trends of a dynamic industrial company with a large technological infrastructure and high manufacturing quality.”

The following messages illustrate the diving masks, the breathing tubes, the snorkel-mask and the swimming fins of natural rubber construction in the Majorca sub range of diving and swimming goods.

Majorca sub Dolphin swimming fins have alone remained in production to the present day. They are available in a very wide range of sizes (22-24; 24-26; 26-28; 28-30; 30-32; 32-34; 34-36; 36-38; 38-40; 40-42; 42-44; 44-46; 46-48) and colours. The Majorca sub Dolphin fin has been in production for a very long time in Greece. Although it is principally sold in its home country nowadays, the fin was routinely exported elsewhere in Europe and the Near East at one time for use in the pool and at the beach.

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From the mid to the late “noughties”, the UK online sports retailer Newitts.com sold a yellow/black two-tone version of the Dolphin, rebranded as an “Eyeline Swim Fin”.

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The Dolphin came in very small children’s sizes, which proved popular with parents of very young swimmers in certain European countries. The Aquatrio.fi website once fitted tiny feet in Finland with brightly coloured versions of the fin, while Chereks Entenschuhe and Flipper Swimsafe supplied infants with the correct size of fin within Germany at Kraulquappen.de and Proswim.de.

“Μαγιορκα”, which transliterates to “Magiorka” and translates to “Majorca”, may have been the company’s original name. The manufacturer may have subsequently transitioned to the name “Majorca” before settling on “Majorca sub”. Any “Μαγιορκα” and “Majorca” products have been labelled as such in the present thread.
 
The Magiorka Contessa diving mask. "Contessa" is Italian for "Countess".

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The Greek phrase "ΜΑΣΚΕΣ ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΤΑΔΥΣΕΟΣ" on the mask box translates to "Professional diving masks". The Contessa is an early diving mask, though fitted with a red plastic rim and compensator bosses with finger wells for ear clearing. Rounded rectangular lens and drain valve on the base of the skirt (uncut default factory status).

More Majorca sub diving masks midweek.
 

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